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Boris Johnson

Prime minister Boris Johnson (right) and former defence minister Johnny Mercer (centre) during a service at the cenotaph in St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, to mark Armistice Day in 2019 - Credit: PA

Boris Johnson

Ex-minister says Boris Johnson’s government is a ‘cesspit’ where ‘almost nobody’ tells the truth

A former defence minister has described Boris Johnson’s government as a “cesspit” and the “most distrustful, awful environment” that he has ever worked in. A day after quitting his job, Johnny Mercer launched an extraordinary attack on Johnson and fellow ministers, accusing them of being “cowards” for backtracking on promises to end “vexatious historical investigations” of veterans who […]